is a local beekeeper serving the Greater Victoria area
on the southern end
of Vancouver Island, BC Canada. He is an accredited Bee Master and BCHPA certified instructor of
Beginner's Beekeeping. He has been
keeping bees for more than 10 years.

The
ongoing cool spring of 2020 suggests that the honey bee swarm season
may not start until late April this year.

I have not received any reports of a swarm this year as yet. See the latest local swarm news at Check TV.A
swarm of honey bees start as a cloud of several thousand bees slowly
moving
through the air at tree top level. They eventually come down and
cluster as a ball, usually on a tree branch. In general a swarm is
reasonably calm during it's first day. By the second day they are
starting to get hungry and much more aggressive at protecting their
queen. Please stay clear and call me directly on my swarm hotline at 250 900-5133 or by EMail.
I will be happy to relocate these easily accessible clustered bees to a
new home at no charge. View a swarm collection in
Victoria, BC.